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Shabana Azmi – Ajay Mago – Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri – Maithili Rao – Rinki Roy Bhattacharya Launch Om Books International’s The Oldest Love Story at Title Waves Bandra

UNPFA Goodwill Ambassador Padma Bhushan Shabana Azmi launches an extraordinary collection of essays that address the theme of motherhood through the prism of lived experiences at Title Waves in Bandra. “Popular culture the world over refers to motherhood as the ultimate destination for women. But is motherhood really the gold standard for women it is assumed to be? The Oldest Love Story delves into this and much more,” elaborates Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books and the driving force behind The Oldest Love Story. The literary gem boasts of essays by some of India’s celebrated writers – Kamala Das, Shashi Deshpande, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, C.S. Lakshmi, Vaidehi and a rare gem by Mannu Bhandari, who introspect with admirable honesty their experience of mothering and the price demanded by years of giving. Many others including Shabana Azmi, Chitra Palekar and Saeed Mirza explore their relationship with their mothers. Maithili Rao, co-editor of the anthology, describes the process of gathering these honest personal stories as ‘invaluable’. “These searching essays prove that the personal is political in the truest sense. Besides being explorations of life’s fundamental relationship, the stories are a record of social history.” Co-editor Rinki Roy Bhattacharya says, “Overflowing with honest, heartfelt – often humorous – homages to mothers, or the children, The Oldest Love Story dazzles with a rich galaxy of brilliant authors from across India who share their deeply personal stories. The extraordinary collection will be a jewel amongst nonfiction works for years and years … we shall savour it.” Editor-in-chief of Om Books International, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, describes the anthology as an incredible document of the experience of motherhood. “What appealed to me is the range of views on offer here. Given the sociocultural conditioning around motherhood, it’s fascinating how contrarian views coexist in this anthology to provide a holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon. It is not every anthology that brings together a Kamala Das and a Mannu Bhandari, a Shashi Deshpande and a Shabana Azmi.” Shabana Azmi –  Ajay Mago – Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri – Maithili Rao – Rinki Roy Bhattacharya Launch Om Books International’s The Oldest Love Story at Title Waves  Bandra  ...

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शबाना आज़मी, अजय मागो, शांतनु रे चौधरी, मैथिली राव, रिंकी रॉय भट्टाचार्य ने ओम बुक्स इंटरनेशनल की द ओल्डेस्ट लव स्टोरी को टाइटल वेव्स, बांद्रा में लॉन्च किया

यूएनपीएफए ​​सद्भावना राजदूत पद्म भूषण शबाना आज़मी ने निबंधों का एक असाधारण संग्रह लॉन्च किया जो बांद्रा में टाइटल वेव्स में जीवित अनुभवों के चश्मे के माध्यम से मातृत्व के विषय को संबोधित करते हैं। “दुनिया भर में लोकप्रिय संस्कृति मातृत्व को महिलाओं के लिए अंतिम गंतव्य के रूप में संदर्भित करती है। लेकिन क्या मातृत्व वास्तव में महिलाओं के लिए सोने का मानक माना जाता है? द ओल्डेस्ट लव स्टोरी इस और बहुत कुछ में तल्लीन है, ”अजय मागो, प्रकाशक, ओम बुक्स और द ओल्डेस्ट लव स्टोरी के पीछे की प्रेरणा शक्ति को विस्तार से बताता है। साहित्यिक रत्न भारत के कुछ प्रसिद्ध लेखकों – कमला दास, शशि देशपांडे, नबनीता देव सेन, सी.एस. लक्ष्मी, वैदेही और मन्नू भंडारी के एक दुर्लभ रत्न के निबंधों का दावा करता है, जो सराहनीय ईमानदारी के साथ अपने मातृत्व के अनुभव और वर्षों से मांग की गई कीमत का आत्मनिरीक्षण करते हैं। देने का। शबाना आज़मी, चित्रा पालेकर और सईद मिर्ज़ा सहित कई अन्य अपनी माताओं के साथ अपने संबंधों का पता लगाते हैं। एंथोलॉजी के सह-संपादक मैथिली राव इन ईमानदार व्यक्तिगत कहानियों को इकट्ठा करने की प्रक्रिया को ‘अमूल्य’ बताते हैं। “ये खोज निबंध साबित करते हैं कि व्यक्तिगत सही मायने में राजनीतिक है। जीवन के मौलिक संबंधों की खोज के अलावा, कहानियां सामाजिक इतिहास का एक रिकॉर्ड हैं।” सह-संपादक रिंकी रॉय भट्टाचार्य कहते हैं, “ईमानदार, हार्दिक – अक्सर विनोदी – माताओं या बच्चों को श्रद्धांजलि, द ओल्डेस्ट लव स्टोरी भारत भर के प्रतिभाशाली लेखकों की एक समृद्ध आकाशगंगा के साथ चमकती है जो अपनी गहरी व्यक्तिगत कहानियां साझा करते हैं। असाधारण संग्रह वर्षों और वर्षों तक गैर-कथा कार्यों के बीच एक गहना होगा … हम इसका स्वाद लेंगे। ” ओम बुक्स इंटरनेशनल के एडिटर-इन-चीफ शांतनु रे चौधरी, एंथोलॉजी को मातृत्व के अनुभव का एक अविश्वसनीय दस्तावेज बताते हैं। “जिस बात ने मुझसे अपील की, वह है यहां पर पेश किए जाने वाले विचारों की श्रृंखला। मातृत्व के आस-पास के सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक कंडीशनिंग को देखते हुए, यह आकर्षक है कि जटिल घटना की समग्र समझ प्रदान करने के लिए इस संकलन में विरोधाभासी विचार कैसे सह-अस्तित्व में हैं। कमला दास और मन्नू भंडारी, शशि देशपांडे और शबाना आज़मी को एक साथ लाने वाला हर संकलन नहीं है।” शबाना आज़मी, अजय मागो, शांतनु रे चौधरी, मैथिली राव, रिंकी रॉय भट्टाचार्य ने ओम बुक्स इंटरनेशनल की द ओल्डेस्ट लव स्टोरी को टाइटल वेव्स, बांद्रा में लॉन्च किया...

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High Flyers 50 Global Indians – Awards and Book Launch – Pooja Bedi – Aman Verma – Dr Aneel Kashi Murarka – Aanjjan Srivastav Grace the Occasion

The second edition of High Flyers 50, a prestigious award ceremony and book release function, was recently concluded at the The Westin Mumbai, Powai Lake (Marriott Group).  Recognising people from various walks of life, for their outstanding contribution in the fields of Art, Culture, Entertainment, Business, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Healthcare and Academics, High Flyers 50 is helmed by well-known journalist and trade analyst, Ravi Kumar. The glitterati of tinsel-town, including actors Pooja Bedi, Aman Verma and Aanjjan Srivastav, philanthropist Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Dr.Chirantan Ghosh, and noted filmmaker Onir among many others, descended upon the red carpet, making the soiree a more delightful one. While the ever-so-gorgeous Pooja Bedi felicitated the awardees, actor Aman Verma was the master of ceremonies for the evening. “High Flyers 50 is a unique platform wherein we discover people who deserve to be recognised and honoured and narrate their untold success stories. Each year, we finalise fifty people from different walks of life and felicitate them in distinguished ways. After a successful launch of the first edition of High Flyers 50 last year, this year we have taken the platform to a global level with High Flyers 50 Global Indians that recognises deserving people from India, UK, USA, UAE, Netherlands et al,” averred host Ravi Kumar. Interestingly, besides the award felicitations, the evening also witnessed the release of the niche High Flyers 50 coffee-table book that recounts the riveting success stories of the all the heroes. The High Flyers 50 coffee-table book will be available on all the major online and e-Book platforms. The awardees of High Flyers 50 Global Indians, include, Lord Karan Bilimoria , Dr.Aneel Kashi Murarka, Onir, Aanjjan Srivastav, Kaushik Basu, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Kamel Hothi OBE, Dr.Chirantan Ghosh, Abhnash Kaur Bains, Vijay Kalantri, Prabhu Guptara, Dr.Atanu Biswas, Vivek Gupta, Dr.Dinesh Dhamija, Dr.Santanu Sanyal, Ronald Silvan D’Souza, Malav Sanghavi, Bala V Sathyanarayanan, Arsh Pal, Sumit Goel, Samir Sathe, Tanveer Ghazi, K. S.  Ratra, Mohan Prathiban, Dr.Mukesh Batra, Hitesh Agarwal, Dr.Anand Kumar, Sneh Mehta, Girish Pant, Dr.Ravindra Bhagwanrao Deshmukh, Rajat Singhania, Anish Maheshwari, Vasanthan Ramakrishnan, Dr.Ashok Yende, Giridhar Jha, Dr.Bhawani Rathore, Manjit Singh, Nijjar, Benzy, Abhijit Sarkar, Prachi Tantia, Pratik Gauri, Adv. Chandni Kapadia, Abhishek M Datta, Bhavesh Kumar, Indrani Dwarampudi, Srividhya Sukumar, Sachin Narwade among others. “It’s always wonderful to recognise the achievements of those who have put time, money, and energy into doing something out of the ordinary. Awards such as High Flyers 50 motivate awardees to achieve even greater heights and...

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Bollywood screenwriter turned Author, Akshat Gupta’s debut book, “The Hidden Hindu”, a mythology fiction, gets acquired by Penguin Random House India.

– The trilogy has been acquired for a screen adaptation by Dhoni Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Bollywood screenwriter, poet, lyricist turned author, Akshat Gupta’s debut book, “The Hidden Hindu” a mythology fiction, gets acquired by the leading publishing house, Penguin Random House India. A trilogy, the first of this three-part series is titled, “The Hidden Hindu”, schedule to release in February, 2022 and is currently available on pre-order on all major e-commerce websites. The trilogy has been acquired for a screen adaptation by Dhoni Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Based in contemporary India, The Hidden Hindu is a brilliant work of fiction that interlinks Sci-Fi technology and Hindu mythology. Author Akshat Gupta brings forth the story of Prithvi, a twenty-one year old searching for a mysterious aghori, Om Shashtri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island. The story proceeds to disclose the incredible revelations of the mystical aghori that could shake up the ancient beliefs of the present and alter course of the future. Readers will discover who is Om Shashtri, why he was captured, unfolding the secrets to enigmatic immortals from Hindu mythology as they follow Prithvi’s pursuit and adventures. Speaking about the book, author Akshat Gupta said, ‘Writing The Hidden Hindu was exhausting and rejuvenating at the same time. Readers will love the amount of work and time that has been dedicated to developing this story which is an amalgamation of science fiction, mythology and thriller. They can expect the unexpected at every turn of the page, from finding answers to conspiracy theories, to exploring the idea of immortality and understanding our rich history, which is often limited to being seen as ‘mythology’. I am thankful to Penguin Random House India for believing in the story of the entire trilogy before it was even completed.” Milee Ashwarya, Publisher, Ebury Publishing and Vintage, Penguin Random House India, said ‘I am delighted to be publishing this fantastic trilogy – The Hidden Hindu by Akshat Gupta. Book One of the series takes you into the incredible and exciting world of Om Shastri’s secrets, Prithvi’s pursuit and the adventures of the immortals of Hindu mythology. A fusion of mythology and science fiction the book will keep you captivated till the end. I welcome Akshat Gupta to the Penguin Random House family, and very much look forward to publishing this book.’ About the author Akshat Gupta belongs to a...

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Coffee Table Book On Sandeep Marwah Released At 14th Global Film Festival

Noida: A coffee Table Book on renowned film, television and media personality Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios, was released on the first day of 14th Global Film Festival Noida 2021 by the most distinguished in the presence of large audience from all over the World. H.E. Muhamed Cengic Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina to India, Cdr. K L Ganju Hon. Consul Gen, Republic Union of Comoros in India, H.E. Kamlesh Shashi Prakash High Commissioner of Fiji to India, H.E. Nurlan Zhalgasbayev Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, H.E. Asein Isaev Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, HE Andrey Rzheussky Ambassador of Belarus to India, H.E. Lucmon Bobokalazoda Ambassador of Tajikistan to India together released the book. T. P. Aggarwal President Film Federation of India-the Apex body of cinema in the country, Daisy Shah renowned actor known for her role with Salman khan in Jai Ho and Race 3, Hate Story 3 etc. ,  Popular Film Director Jayant Gilator known for his films like Chalk & Duster and Gujrat 11,  Supran Sen Secretary General of Film Federation of India and Film Director Ashok Tyagi Secretary General of International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry were also present on the book release. “I am touched by the words used by my friends and associates in this book. This book is a surprise for me. I thankful to everyone for their cooperation during all these years of my growth,” said Sandeep Marwah. Every guest had something good to speak about this international media personality. The book has been assimilation of write ups of different professionals who have dealt with Sandeep Marwah in all these years. It has been complied by Sushil Bharti and published by Star publication.    Coffee Table Book On Sandeep Marwah Released At 14th Global Film Festival...